The Bridge

badp

12:00

I has a pizza

how many points is a pizza?

Kevin van der Velden

Pizza? :o

badp

@KevinvanderVelden Why are you posting unrelated stuff?

Kevin van der Velden

It's a pizza, right? :)

badp

58 secs ago, by Kevin van der Velden

Pizza? :o

Yes, the word pizza can be used to identify pizza

5pike

@KevinvanderVelden It's some sort of pie, tops.

badp

12:03

I'm not sure what the ":o" is all about, it's not very surprising

Arperum

@5pike 375

Unionhawk

Third fire alarm in 24 hours. What the hell, facilities?

badp

@Unionhawk ...did you overclock your computer lately?

Unionhawk

No

badp

So you have. Hmmm... smelling anything strange coming from your PSU?

Unionhawk

12:05

It's not me

Arperum

wooo! 241.

badp

no, no, not talking about you

your PSU!

Unionhawk

I was woken up at 2 and now at 7, I am not amused

badp

maybe somebody ordered the wake up service

Unionhawk

@UNI STATUS: NOT AMUSED

badp

12:07

WORLD STATUS: HAS PEOPLE IN IT OTHER THAN UNI

Kevin van der Velden

@badp have you been reading the BOFH archives as well lately?

Wipqozn

@badp I hate when that happens.

badp

@KevinvanderVelden no, but I read some of them a while ago

@Wipqozn People are the worst.

Kevin van der Velden

@Wipqozn yes, the entire world should be an empty and desolate place with only @Uni in it.

badp

the fire alarm is not people

the fire alarm can remain

Unionhawk

12:08

Well, work order sent. Figure it out, facilities.

Matt Эллен

so the universe should just be Uni and a fire alarm that goes off at 2 and 7?

Kevin van der Velden

Yes, and it can ring whenever @Uni is around so as to remind him... of something, I dunno

@Wipqozn also no, your socks are the worst, it's starred and pinned so it's double true.

Unionhawk

Arguably, this qualifies as emergency maintenance requiring immediate action, but the facilities emergency maintenance number is apparently not emergency enough to do things before 8:30

badp

there I fix it for you

Wipqozn

@KevinvanderVelden Zeus damn it, you got me there.

badp

12:10

@Unionhawk you probably aren't falling asleep any more today

@Wipqozn no one has ever said that only one thing can be the worst

in fact, both of your socks are the worst.

Matt Эллен

@Unionhawk nothing bad happens before 8:30. scientific fact

Unionhawk

Yeah, but what if the building catches on fire for real, and facilities doesn't go to every door and say "we fixed it, next time there might actually be a fire"

fredley

@KevinvanderVelden Look at all that cheese that won't make it onto my plate

badp

@fredley it's american cheese, it's probably better that way

Unionhawk

The main thing I'm worried about, legitimately, is burst fire suppression pipes being the trigger of the alarm

Kevin van der Velden

12:12

@badp I believe the correct spelling is american "cheese"

fredley

So thin, you can use it to slice other pizzas

Unionhawk

That's... not american cheese. Unless you mean the literal "cheese from america"

badp

@Unionhawk the fire alarm ringing because of failed diagnostics sounds too good to be true

Wipqozn

@badp You sure showed me!

badp

@fredley You now owe the internet oracle a YouTube video of you cutting a pizza with a pizza

Kevin van der Velden

12:14

@fredley and it's a dutch thing even!

fredley

GIS is letting me down

Arperum

@fredley Your face is letting me down.

badp

You may use a pizza with scissors as toppings as your cutting tool

fredley

Nobody has even made a pizza cutter decorated to look like a pizza

MARKET OPPORTUNITY

Kevin van der Velden

@fredley what? I refuse to believe this

Unionhawk

12:16

Steam launches uPlay to launch Far Cry 4 through Steam

Nice.

Arperum

@Unionhawk wat.

badp

it's called "uPlay", not "iLaunch"

Kevin van der Velden

@Unionhawk -D2K-THEAVERAGEGAMER?

Unionhawk

@KevinvanderVelden Obviously it's not my image.

Kevin van der Velden

Aah good

Arperum

12:18

@Unionhawk It also mostly looks like an add for youtube, or is that just me?

badp

@Arperum well of course it's going to serve you an ad while it is busy being useless

fredley

@KevinvanderVelden I can't find one

Kevin van der Velden

@fredley me neither, still refusing to believe it because, well. SOMEONE must have thought of that

fredley

It traumatizes me that this doesn't exist

It's like a gap in the continuum of pizza cutters

Arperum

@badp The question is: do they get payed by google for showing this ad?

Wipqozn

12:22

@fredley Your mom doesn't exist!

OH BUUUURRRNNN

fredley

@Wipqozn :(

badp

@Arperum yes, through youtube ads on the trailers!

Wipqozn

@fredley I changed my gravatar

Arperum

Oh right.

Unionhawk

(so no not really)

fredley

12:22

@Wipqozn I wouldn't know, because you're stylesheeted to Wipqalot

You had your chance and you blew it

5pike

@fredley This can't be real. There are cutters that look like bikes, unicycles and even one with a laser...

badp

@Unionhawk they can serve any ads on it, including google ads

fredley

INDIVIDUALITY REMOVED

@5pike Quite

Like wtf

I'm getting the Kickstarter page up as we speak

5pike

@fredley I'll spend the time until my break to find one.

Arperum

This is the closest I found.

Wipqozn

12:24

fredley

@Wipqozn Not Wipqalot, avatar denied

@Arperum Cheese !== Pizza

Wipqozn

@fredley You would deny Toph, best Avatar: The Last Airbender character?

I think we all know who the real monster is, and it's not me.

fredley

Not seen

Kevin van der Velden

I should probably disable the "Returtle the turtle" script

Lazers

0

Q: How to find a drone that has not made its way back to my ship

I need to use my hacker drone, however when I go to the drone menu it says docking in progress. I have not used the drone for a few hours of game time. Is it slowly trying to make its way to me? If so can I locate it somehow and fly back to it?

x-rebirth

Kevin van der Velden

12:26

It's not a nearly black 16x16 square any more

Wipqozn

@KevinvanderVelden Yes. Do this thing.

Arperum

@fredley I know, but it's food, and an ingredient, so it's a start.

Wipqozn

@fredley This just further supports my statement.

fredley

amazon.com/French-Pizza-Cutter-Slicer-Kitchen/dp/B0017RXTIA/…

Still not good enough

Unionhawk

@fredley Still decidedly not pizza

fredley

12:27

Too racist

Kevin van der Velden

@Wipqozn I have, it was mostly because your other alternative avatars were all nearly black squares =p

Wipqozn

All in favour of declaring @fredley a monster for not having watched Avatar: The Last Airbender say "aye".

Unionhawk

@Wipqozn Yes

Er, aye

Arperum

Wipqozn

THE AYES HAVE IT!

Arperum

12:28

That looks awesome though, not pizza pizza cutter.

fredley

Neigh

Wipqozn

FROM NOW ON LET IT BE KNOWN THAT @FREDLEY IS A MONSTER WHO HATES KITTENS, RAINBOWS, AND PUPPIES!

Arperum

@Wipqozn You are still the worst though.

Wipqozn

@Arperum I am fine with this.

Unionhawk

@Wipqozn Really, this was already known

Wipqozn

12:30

@Unionhawk It's true.

All mods are monsters.

They're modsters!

Man, I'm so clever, funny, handsome, and handsome. Also handsome.

Unionhawk

We just released Minecraft Pocket Editon 0.10.0. It will take a few hours for it to roll out on all stores. :)

Tweeted by jbernhardsson on November 18, 2014 at 11:00 AM

God help us

Wipqozn

Also, I don't think I'm going to buy DAI tonight... maybe. I think I'd rather just read. I'm in a reading mood.

fredley

@Unionhawk They've reached 0.1 in all this time?

Unionhawk

@fredley *0.10

fredley

@Unionhawk (I know)

But seriously, don't fear the big number

Get it right by version 3, not 0.3

Kevin van der Velden

12:32

No! Big numbers are terrifying :|

That's why binary is awesome, it's just 1s and 0s

Those are nice and small

Lazers

0

Q: At which condition do you earn exp/fame in RotMG?

At which condition do you earn exp/fame from monster kill in RotMG? From fame-train practice I know that you don't need even to hit a monster to earn fame. But you do not earn fame from all gods killed over a realm. So there should be something like maximum distance to killed god condition. What ...

realm-of-the-mad-god

5pike

this is getting frustrating

Unionhawk

@KevinvanderVelden Yeah, but they, as a result, become huge numbers

fredley

@Unionhawk Only once you have more than one digit!

Unionhawk

We need to represent numbers that are bigger than just 1...

Kevin van der Velden

12:40

Never

Unionhawk

You're right

There is 1 user in The Bridge

It is 1 degree kelvin outside right now

(and the window is open what the hell)

Wipqozn

@Arperum I get it. That's funny.

Arperum

@Wipqozn Took some time. I expected faster from a pun-minded person like you.

5pike

This is really strange. No pizza cutter that looks like a pizza, not even like a tomato slice.

Wipqozn

@Arperum I didn't even notice it earlier.

I'm not sure why

I was too busy declaring @fredley a monster I guess

Kevin van der Velden

12:46

Some things are more important than pi puns.

Matt Эллен

Unary numeral system

The unary numeral system is the bijective base-1 numeral system. It is the simplest numeral system to represent natural numbers: in order to represent a number N, an arbitrarily chosen symbol representing 1 is repeated N times. This system is used in tallying. For example, using the tally mark |, the number 6 is represented as ||||||. In East Asian cultures, the number three is represented as “三”, a character that is drawn with three strokes. == Operations == Addition and subtraction are particularly simple in the unary system, as they involve little more than string concatenation. The Hamming...

Arperum

@5pike Yea, best I found was a piece of cheese.

RPi Awesomeness

Woo! Ubuntu 14.10 fresh install complete!

Wipqozn

13:03

Mass murderer Charles Manson granted marriage licence

Okay then

RPi Awesomeness

@Wipqozn I second this motion, daheck

Kevin van der Velden

What possible reason would they have to deny a marriage licence?

RPi Awesomeness

@KevinvanderVelden have to, no. Should, debatable

Wipqozn

@KevinvanderVelden the what is moreso why someone is marrying him.

People are nuts

Kevin van der Velden

@RPiAwesomeness should: also yes. The law should apply to everyone equally. Being convicted* of a crime should not prevent you from getting married

Unionhawk

13:06

@Wipqozn You have just answered your own what

Kevin van der Velden

@Wipqozn oh yeah, that I agree with

Origami Robot

@Wipqozn He's still alive?

RPi Awesomeness

@KevinvanderVelden I guess, yes.

Wipqozn

@OrigamiRobot Apparently.

Kevin van der Velden

@OrigamiRobot california banned the death sentence

Wipqozn

13:07

He's 79 I believe

Kevin van der Velden

And he hasn't died of natural causes or "natural causes" yet

RPi Awesomeness

I was thinking more along the lines of what @Wipqozn said, about someone wanting to marry him..

Kevin van der Velden

@Wipqozn 80 even according to the article =p

Origami Robot

@KevinvanderVelden That's not the point. He's really old.

5pike

@OrigamiRobot This. Didn't know that.

Wipqozn

13:07

@KevinvanderVelden Dang. I'm a failure.

Rapitor

\o

5pike

Seriously, I saw many documentations about Manson, but not one of them mentioned that he's still alive.

Arperum

@KevinvanderVelden ANd his would-be bride is 26. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THAT WOMAN.

Kevin van der Velden

@5pike which makes sense, a documentation can't really be updated so commenting on things that'll change makes little sense

RPi Awesomeness

@Arperum O.O

Why do I get the feeling this won't end well...

Kevin van der Velden

13:10

Did none of you read the article? =p

@RPiAwesomeness he's in prison, what's the worst that could hapen!

RPi Awesomeness

@KevinvanderVelden And...she wants to marry him...wha...I'm confused

Arperum

47 secs ago, by Kevin van der Velden

Did none of you read the article? =p

RPi Awesomeness

@Arperum Nope, I didn't. I should probably shut up unless I read it.

However, I have the hardest time loading BBC articles.

Arperum

@RPiAwesomeness In case you didn't know by now: it's an article about a 26y old woman who wants to marry an 80y old mass murdered who is in jail for life

RPi Awesomeness

@Arperum okay...that's just strange

Wipqozn

13:14

@RPiAwesomeness He also carved a swastika into his forehead.

RPi Awesomeness

@Wipqozn Uh....

Rapitor

Ubisoft... why are you doing this

4

Wipqozn

@Rapitor Oh Ubisoft, you're worse than EA now.

EA is actually getting better, but Ubisoft is just getting worse.

Unionhawk

Welp.

Rapitor

@Wipqozn I don't think EA actually outright said "we want to make more money out of you"

Arperum

13:19

@Rapitor Is this a youtube video of a vimeo video? or is that just me?

Rapitor

@Arperum yes, yes it is.

nobody uses Vimeo though.. so for the video to be seen it had to be put on youtube

badp

@Wipqozn EA probably only learned to STFU

Arperum

@badp Or their terrible idea person was headhunted by ubisoft.

Frank

@Rapitor To be fair, they don't need to say it.

And they've had their share of PR backlash, so they know that if they shut up and stop talking about something, it eventually dies down.

Unionhawk

Did you watch the video? Ubisoft literally said, outright "we want to make more money out of you." That literally happened.

Lazers

13:32

0

Q: Can I still receive friend requests if my friend list is full?

In order to maximize Pal Points, I want active friends. My leader (Kushinadahime) is a popular one, so I'm in high demand. Unfortunately, I'm getting more friend requests than I have capacity. I'm removing friends who haven't been active for more than a day and accepting pending friend requests. ...

puzzle-and-dragons

Wipqozn

@Unionhawk We're talking about EA not saying it. I think.

Unionhawk

@Wipqozn Yeah, but I'm saying the "They don't need to it's their actions" argument is not valid when comparing to a company that literally did say it.

Wipqozn

Well, fuck Ubisoft.

That's all I can say.

Frank

@Wipqozn Yep. Ubicrap boycott, go!

Unionhawk

You have just made the internet a worse place by using the word "Ubicrap". I just want you to know that. That's like saying "Micro$oft"

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Frank

13:37

@Unionhawk Nah. They just released an utter piece of money grabbing shit, called Dungeon Keeper. Words are all that matter, though!

Unionhawk

I don't think the argument is that EA is better than Ubisoft in this respect, the argument is that Ubisoft is denser than EA in this respect.

Frank

@Unionhawk I fully expect some PR spin to put some damage control on that dense statement.

badp

@Unionhawk I know! Ubishit uses more of the "Ubisoft" letters

"Ubicrap" is just a cop out

Unionhawk

@Frank That is literally and figuratively not the point.

Frank

@Unionhawk Actually, it is. Ubisoft is still learning the lessons EA learned years ago.

badp

13:41

although Ubi$hit would work even better.

Thanks for the input!

Unionhawk

You're right, that is the point I was making.

Thanks for informing me!

Rapitor

Ubisoft was a good and respectable company. I think this is because they came in contact with EA/Activison. they are bad influences

Unionhawk

EA was a good and respectable company at one time.

Rapitor

"hey these guys are doing all this stuff that makes them tons of money for no effort... we should too!"

Lazers

0

Q: Shaman specialisation damage

I'm playing a enhancement for the first time, and I was looking forward to do high damage with this spec. (I always love to be the DPS) And many people told me that this would be a good alternative for other DPS classes. I'm currently Lvl 41. Is it too early to do high damage or what am i doing ...

world-of-warcraft

fredley

13:48

@Rapitor Seen the South Park Kickstarter episode?

Unionhawk

Sitting on our asses, here we come!

Lazers

0

Q: Mage specialisation pros and cons

Hello i'm playing a mage beside my shaman and he now hits level 10. I like to be a DPS player and so i thought it would be nice to throw some burning stuff against your enemies! But out of every corner comes "Play ice mage" because they seem to be very strong. Also it often comes that no other s...

world-of-warcraft

0

Q: Do companions level up before joining?

As per the title, do companions level as you level prior to joining your party, or are they simply a set level regardless of when you join them to your party?

mount-and-blade-warband

badp

@Frank they're also shutting down Dawngate

because it was merely good, and not a LoL killer.

Lazers

0

Q: Changing TEXT Language Dragon Age Inquisition to english

Someone advides: "Yes you have to download the langage pack. And you also have to go here: C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Dragon Age Inquisition\Data\Win32 In the folder loctext leave only the files en.sb and en.toc present, put the others in a folder named temp In the folder locfacefx make...

dragon-age-inquisition language

Unionhawk

6

fredley

14:03

@Unionhawk I like this comic

The PBF is strong

Wipqozn

@Unionhawk You rock.

@fredley I love PBF. Is this made by the same guy/gal?

fredley

@Wipqozn I don't think so

2

Too many good ones

They're all good

Wipqozn

@fredley I've never seen a bad PBF

fredley

The great thing about PBF is how well he emulates other styles

Matt Эллен

Isn't PBF the same guy behind Adventure Time?

fredley

14:08

@MattЭллен It is?!

Matt Эллен

no. no I don't think so anymore

I did think that

but pendleton ward doesn't seem to be the same person as who makes PBF

nope. don't know where I got that idea from

I must be crazy

7

fredley

sigh

Sterno

Swag? Swag!

fredley

swag swag tag

5pike

@fredley I was wondering, which flag should we use? NaA or spam?

fredley

14:20

@5pike vlq

Frank

0

A: How can I change the language in Dragon Age:Inquisition?

I had a similar problem, tho no en.sb_DiP_STAGED and en.toc_DiP_STAGED files. To fix it I had to download the english language files from a torrent. Data\Win32\loctext\en.sb and Data\Win32\loctext\en.sb.

fredley

Although, frankly, anything.

Frank

Does that count as an answer?

Sterno

PEOPLE OF THE BRIDGE: Wow me with tales of your Dragon Age: Inquisition exploits.

fredley

@Frank Interesting. IANAL, but not sure if that's against EULA

Frank

14:22

@Sterno So that you can be tempted to buy it, and then not play it?

5pike

@fredley I see.

Sterno

@Frank I believe it should be allowed.

Just so you can calibrate your own opinion.

@Frank I'm already tempted to buy it and not play it.

Frank

@fredley Well, torrenting is piracy, even if it resolves the problem, so that should be deleted.

@Sterno My opinion was already calibrated.

Matt Эллен

@fredley I flag them as offensive, because it offends me when people post such nonsense.

Journeyman Geek

Torrenting is not piracy ;p

I'll likely wait for it to go down in price and for me to finish the earlier dragon ages, one of which I got a legitimate five fingered discount ;p

fredley

14:23

@Frank Acquiring (whether by torrenting or otherwise) only those files for a game you already own is different?

Frank

@fredley I don't believe so.

Unionhawk

Everything is piracy

3

5pike

@Frank Depends on the country.

Frank

Acquiring files from a source unauthorized to distribute them is still not allowed.

fredley

@Frank I'm not sure. Would it be different if you got the files from your friend's CD copy of the game?

Journeyman Geek

14:24

@Frank: I seed fedora ;p

fredley

@5pike The country is US

Because SE US

Sconibulus

@Frank Is that true? I thought it was not allowed for the source to distribute them, but acquiring them if you have rights to the files is fine

5pike

@fredley Then I don't know.

Frank

@fredley That's a legitimate copy, bought and paid for.

Journeyman Geek

@Unionhawk: Not without a damned parrot an eyepatch a hook and a catlas.

Frank

14:25

@Sconibulus Copyright has a specific clause for distribution.

fredley

@Frank So if I replace 'torrent' with 'acquire legally' this answer is fine?

Unionhawk

@JourneymanGeek Not having these things is a fixable problem.

Frank

@fredley Well, where else can you acquire them legally but Origin?

fredley

@Frank I didn't say not Origin

Wipqozn

@Unionhawk Your mom's a pirate.

Frank

14:28

@fredley No, but saying "acquire legally" is just a wink wink, nudge nudge "acquire legally, but not really"

fredley

I've updated it, and made it a comment. It's now not illegal.

Wipqozn

OH BUUUURRRNNN

fredley

@Frank Doesn't matter, I didn't tell you to break the law, so I'm not liable.

Wipqozn

Guys, you messed up my burn message.

fredley

@Wipqozn OH BUUUUURRRRRNNNNN

Wipqozn

14:29

@Sterno I've decided to wait until the weekend at least. I'm going to have a busy week.

@fredley :(

Sterno

@Wipqozn Busy doing <insert joke here>, amirite! hAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

fredley

insert coin

3ventic

@Frank From a friend who also has the game, and has the files you're missing?

Wipqozn

@Sterno I'm actually going to be busy TV Shopping + Putting a TV Stand together + Putting up Curtains + Reading + Playing some Styx (probably) + Cat stuff + Maybe Netrunner on Thursday + Smash Bros Friday + Your mom last night

Frank

@3ventic Technically, that's still illegal.

Sterno

14:31

@Wipqozn oh buuuuuurrrrrnnnn

fredley

@Frank Technically schmechnically

Frank

I don't think anyone's going to sue you or your friend, but in the eyes of the law, it's still illegal.

Unionhawk

Do we really want or need to get that technical?

Honestly?

Frank

@Unionhawk In the eyes of the US law, it's piracy.

fredley

Technically correct is the worst kind of correct, when you're talking to lawyers.

Wipqozn

14:32

@Sterno Damn straight.

Unionhawk

@Frank I'm not asking about the law, I'm asking about the spirit of the site.

3ventic

@Frank Not here, but I guess the Finnish law is irrelevant here

Unionhawk

Are we really going to roll "downloading localization files from elsewhere" in the "is piracy and needs to be burnt" blanket?

Frank

@Unionhawk Why wouldn't we? We'd be advocating downloading files from a source not authorized to distribute them.

It still counts as piracy, so I feel it falls into the supporting piracy blanket.

Wipqozn

I see were @Frank is coming from. I'm not sure if I agree, but I certainly understand his position, and it makes sense.

3ventic

14:34

It's legal for me to make copies of digital content I purchase for myself, my close friends and family, as long as it is for private non-profit use.

Frank

@3ventic I so wish we had this in North America.

From a personal standpoint, I think it's absolutely stupid how copyright law works.

3ventic

Many laws in general are just blergh or outdated

DwarfSlice

Today's Listening | Electronic / Retro Dance / Synth

Unionhawk

@Frank Because if the localization files are not available through the place they should be distributed from, then downloading them for a game you already own is hardly piracy.

Frank

@Unionhawk Not our problem, really. That's all EA's problem. We shouldn't be offering workarounds (illegal ones, no less) for EA's shitty experience.

Unionhawk

14:37

You are technically correct, by the letter of the law, and by the letter of the "NO PIRACY" rule, yes. But by the spirit of both of those things, you could not be more incorrect.

Powerlord

Good morning, Baconshine! The Earth says hello!

3ventic

I hate it when I have interesting information I wish to share but it's labelled "confidential" and not to be shared :(

Frank

@Unionhawk How does that go against the spirit of the site?

Powerlord

Also, apparently the PSTV has HDCP, so I can't stream it without an adapter to remove HDCP.

Unionhawk

Because downloading localization files is not the same thing as pirating a game

Lazers

14:40

0

Q: What is the number near the vehicle's shield/hull indicator

The question is straight forward, is there for any use, like repair points or something? And how do I use it?

mass-effect

Frank

@Unionhawk So, where do we draw the line, then?

What does count as piracy, and what doesn't?

Sterno

We've had that meta.

Frank

@Sterno Not when it comes to file downloads.

Does downloading a single file from a torrent count as piracy?

Sterno

If he linked to the torrent, I'd want the link remove

Powerlord

Also, is it going home time yet?

Sterno

14:41

His answer is basically "You need to replace the language files"

Yes, he got those language files by torrenting them, and gives that as context for his answer

DwarfSlice

I hosted files for one of my answers.

Sterno

But the context for his answer shouldn't make the whole thing piracy and awful and deleted

Frank

How about if your legit game is broken? And you can't get those from the original source. Is it still piracy?

DwarfSlice

11

A: How do I unlock the hidden/secret vehicles?

There are two vehicles which cannot be unlocked just by playing the game: Core Drone "Intimidator" Knight Cycle However, if you do some jiggering with the game files, you can enable them both for use in the game, and have them show up in the list of vehicles. If you'd like to do this...

Sterno

Let's look at this another way... do you think the guy is trying to be an immoral jerk?

Unionhawk

14:42

@Sterno Well, obviously

Frank

@Sterno I don't believe so, no.

Sterno

If not, why are we arguing about it? I don't think SE is on the hook whichever way we decide

MBraedley

►

Okay, as an audio nerd and son of a music teacher, this is kinda awesome

Powerlord

@GraceNote I know you love it when people bug you, but I noticed that when this question got migrated from Gaming to Board Games, my comments got deleted.

Sterno

I see @fredley actually already covered this in an edit by just changing it to "acquire them via any legal means"

Unionhawk

14:44

This is really not something we can or should draw a line for

Grace Note

@Powerlord Huh, let me look at that.

Powerlord

Incidentally... approves @LessPop_MoreFizz's edit to it

Kevin van der Velden

@Powerlord soon! Bit more than an hour

Grace Note

...wat.

Let me ask internally about automatic comment removal - I'm guessing something in the text of your comment (if I had a guess, the site name) caused it to be automatically pruned or summat.

Powerlord

@GraceNote Maybe... it just seems weird because the end user replied to it, so now he's basically replying to nothing.

DwarfSlice

14:46

@MBraedley This is really cool.

Grace Note

@Powerlord He replied to it in the original thread, and whatever trigger may have removed your comment, wasn't present in theirs, I would assume.

Sterno

Aren't those comments pretty much obsolete now anyway?

Frank

@Unionhawk There has to be a distinguishing between what is and isn't piracy. I'm open to moving that, but right now, it's right on the legal definition. What do you propose?

Unionhawk

@Frank No there doesn't have to be. There are exceptions to every rule. We have to be open to that.

Frank

@Unionhawk Judgement calls means this is just going to come up again and again, ad nauseum, until we get tired of it.

And exceptions to every rule is a massive handwave.

"Yep, we don't need to define it! It can just be exceptions, all the time!"

Kevin van der Velden

14:50

In how many years of gaming.se's existence this has popped up (to my knowledge) once, I don't think it's gonna be a big problem

Frank

@KevinvanderVelden The piracy debate flares up from time to time.

Sterno

We are not lawyers. Let lawyers worry about this sort of issues. — badp ♦ Aug 20 '13 at 9:41

Frank

Our last one set the, "If it can happen to a legit copy, it doesn't count as piracy" policy.

Kevin van der Velden

About this specific thing? Getting replacement files for a copy you legally own?

Sterno

I miss @fbueckert.

Unionhawk

14:52

@Sterno No you don't. That guy was a jerk.

badp

Meanwhile in Goat Simulator

Wipqozn

@Sterno How did you spell that right with auto complete? Are you a wizard?

Unionhawk

@Wipqozn Yes

Powerlord

@badp Comes out Thursday!

badp

@Frank what?

Sterno

14:54

@Wipqozn How did you know I spelled it right? Are you a wizard?

Unionhawk

@Sterno No.

Wipqozn

@Sterno Maybe.

badp

I am massively against this sort of thought. I am 100% against Turing-based moderation

Sterno

@Frank Yeah, our current rate of this coming up once a year is really tiresome.

badp

except, of course, where it makes sense ;)

Unionhawk

14:55

I have a dream that one day we can replace that mod abusing jerk @badp with a robot.

Who will just moderate based on predefined rules

Wipqozn

I think we should just replace all the mods with those bird things.

Kevin van der Velden

@Unionhawk and modabuse automatically, mustn't forget the most important bit of a mods job description

badp

while True:
  Wipqozn.deowner()
  chat.last_message.mod_abuse()
  chat.freeze(length=100*random.random())
  site.get_random_question().reopen()
  users.get_random_user().destroy()
  flags.get_random_flag().maybe_dismiss()

MBraedley

@badp shouldn't get_random_question and get_random_user be methods or functions, not member variables?

badp

@MBraedley in Python they can be both.

Frank

14:59

The point I'm making is that these discussions are important.

StrixVaria

@MBraedley Just pretend that those lines are in Ruby where parentheses are optional!

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